Can the Medit i900 Submit Invisalign Cases? (2026)

Last updated: June 2026

No — the Medit i900 cannot submit cases directly to Invisalign. Align Technology accepts digital Invisalign submissions only from its own iTero scanners and a short list of validated third-party devices, and no Medit scanner — including the i900 — appears on that list, so Invisalign cases from a Medit-equipped practice are submitted with physical PVS impressions instead.

If that answer surprises you, you're in good company — Medit i900 Invisalign compatibility is one of the most common questions practices ask before buying a scanner. The Medit i900 is one of the most capable intraoral scanners on the market; our Medit review rates it the value leader of the entire category. The good news: the limitation is narrower than it sounds, and there are well-worn paths around it. Here's how Invisalign submission actually works, where the i900 fits, and what your options are.

How Invisalign Case Submission Works (iTero vs. Everything Else)

Align Technology built Invisalign and iTero as a single, tightly integrated system. Scan a patient with an iTero and the case flows straight into the Invisalign Doctor Site: one-click ClinCheck submission, the Outcome Simulator for chairside case acceptance, and built-in progress tracking. That deep ecosystem integration is iTero's defining strength, and our iTero review covers it in detail.

For every other scanner, Align maintains an interoperability list — a small set of validated third-party devices it has formally agreed to accept digital submissions from. That list has historically included scanners like the 3Shape TRIOS 2 and TRIOS 3 (with regional restrictions) and the Dentsply Sirona Omnicam, and it has shifted over the years; Align stopped accepting TRIOS scans in the US during its litigation with 3Shape, and even after the 2022 settlement, TRIOS submissions are accepted only outside the US, Japan, and China. The takeaway: Invisalign acceptance is a business agreement between Align and each scanner maker — not a technical question of file formats.

Medit and Align have no such agreement. The i900 exports clean, open STL, PLY, and OBJ files that virtually any lab or aligner company can use, but the Invisalign Doctor Site doesn't accept open STL uploads from unvalidated scanners. There's no general STL upload option, and Medit Link doesn't yet include an Invisalign integration. The only Invisalign route open to a Medit practice is the same one available to practices with no scanner at all: a physical PVS impression shipped to Align.

What the Medit i900 Can and Can't Do for Clear Aligners

The "can't" column is short but important: no digital Invisalign case submission, no ClinCheck from a Medit scan, and no Invisalign Outcome Simulator. If Invisalign specifically drives your treatment plans, those tools live exclusively inside the iTero ecosystem.

The "can" column covers nearly everything else in clear-aligner dentistry:

• Open export to aligner companies. The i900's STL/PLY/OBJ files are accepted by most major Invisalign competitors (more on which ones below).
• Ortho simulation inside Medit Link. Medit Link's app ecosystem includes ortho simulation tools that show patients a projected post-treatment smile — the same case-acceptance play as iTero's Outcome Simulator. (The basic simulation app is included with the scanner; Medit's newer Orthodontic Suite, launched in 2025, is a paid add-on.)
• In-house and lab-made aligners. Because exports are fully open, the i900 plugs into in-house aligner workflows and third-party planning software without licensing gates.

And the hardware itself is excellent for high-volume aligner scanning: the i900 wand is lighter than an iPhone, captures a full arch in roughly half a minute, and scans noticeably faster than the previous-generation i700 thanks to a larger scanning window — a meaningful difference when assistants are scanning aligner patients all day.

Workarounds and Alternatives

The PVS route for Invisalign. Align still accepts physical impressions, so a Medit practice can absolutely offer Invisalign — you'll take a PVS impression for those cases and submit it the traditional way. It works, but it gives up the speed, comfort, and remake-rate advantages that made you buy a scanner in the first place, and you won't get the Outcome Simulator at the chair. Most practices treat it as a bridge, not a destination.

Aligner systems that accept Medit scans. This is where the i900's open architecture pays off. As of mid-2026:

• ClearCorrect (Straumann) accepts intraoral scans from any scanner that exports STL files.
• Angel Aligner has a formal software integration with Medit, linking Medit scanners to its iOrtho treatment-planning platform.
• Spark (Ormco) formally validated Medit scanners (the i500 by name), and newer Medit models submit through standard STL export.
• SureSmile (Dentsply Sirona) accepts open STL uploads, so Medit scans come in through a standard STL export.
• uLab and most in-house aligner platforms work from open STL files by design.

For many general practices, one of these systems covers the clear-aligner side of the menu at a lower lab fee than Invisalign — and patients rarely arrive demanding a specific aligner brand once they see a simulation of their own smile.

Running a second scanner. Some Invisalign-heavy offices keep an iTero for aligner cases and a Medit for restorative work. It's a real pattern, but it's a premium investment that only makes sense at significant aligner volume; see our iTero vs Medit comparison for how that math tends to shake out.

Who the Medit i900 Is Best For

The i900 is the right scanner for general and restorative practices, multi-location groups, and any office that values open lab compatibility and no mandatory software subscription. It's also a strong fit for practices that offer clear aligners through ClearCorrect, Spark, Angel Aligner, SureSmile, or an in-house workflow — all of which accept its scans digitally.

It's the wrong primary scanner for an Invisalign-first practice. If Invisalign is a core revenue driver — say, a meaningful share of your monthly production — iTero's native submission, ClinCheck workflow, and Outcome Simulator justify its higher price point, and working around them daily with PVS impressions gets old fast.

The Bottom Line

Can the Medit i900 submit Invisalign cases? Digitally, no — and that's unlikely to change unless Align and Medit strike an interoperability agreement, which neither company has signaled. Practically, you have three good options: submit Invisalign cases via PVS impressions, pivot your aligner program to one of the several systems that welcome Medit scans, or pair the i900 with an iTero if Invisalign volume warrants it.

For the full picture of how these two platforms compare on accuracy, ergonomics, software, and total cost of ownership, read our iTero vs Medit comparison — and for everything else the scanner does, our Medit review has the details.